Sami hawat biography definition

Sami Hawat is a Lebanese artist. He was born in Jbeil, in 1956. He is a musician and singer. He is considered as a pioneer of the political song in the Arab world and a strong advocate of committed art.
He studied solfege at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon.

Then, he specialized in composition and singing. He mainly composed songs for children.

Sami hawat biography definition

He started his professional artistic career in 1974. Indeed, he started with his friend Ziad Rahbani and they collaborated together until 1985. That year Sami decided to go solo and he formed his own group ‘Al Majmouaa’.
Sami is known for his political commitment.

He sings about social class differences, poverty, religious extremism, forbidden love, and everyday problems. He sings the lyrics of well-known poets as was the case for ‘AL Amel’ and ‘Ahl Al Maghna’ written by Bayram Ettounssi, ‘Beirut Al Kobra’ written by Abidou Bacha, and ‘Lara’ written by Ghassen Matr.
Sami has also an acting experience as he performed in the plays: ‘Noz